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Linda Ballenger and Assunta Lorrao
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • August 15, 2013
'Women & Wine' tasting event: Jimmy Choo Shoe-ology and Champagne

'Women & Wine' tasting event: Jimmy Choo Shoe-ology and Champagne

  • Black Tie
Lakewood Ranch CDDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 adopted their 2013-14 Fiscal Year budgets today.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 15, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDDs adopt budgets

Residents in Lakewood Ranch CDDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 will all pay higher assessments for the 2014 Fiscal Year.

  • East County
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Windy Hill features 37 home sites, many overlooking the 10th hole of the Royal Lakes Golf Course.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 15, 2013
Country Club East gets new neighborhood

Windy Hill is the latest neighborhood in Lakewood Ranch, which is trying to meet an increased demand for new homes.

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U.S. Marshalls captured 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Aug. 15.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota fugitive arrested in California

U.S. Marshalls arrested 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Thursday, Aug. 15.

  • Sarasota
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The former Quay property has sat unoccupied for years, but a step towards its eventual sale and development was taken Monday, Aug. 12.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Quay property for sale

After years of litigation, the bayfront land at Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 is on the market - with an asking price of as much as $40 million.

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Key Fire Rescue had a 5% increase in total call volume for the first six months of 2013.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 15, 2013
Fire Rescue emergency medical calls increase 12.6%

Longboat Key Fire Rescue treated three major trauma patients, five major cardiac emergencies and six major stroke emergencies in the first six months of 2013.

  • Longboat Key
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Sen. Nancy Detert walks with Gov. Rick Scott at Nathan Benderson Park, as he tours the facility and watches the 2013 USRowing Masters National Championships being held there.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2013
Governor tours rowing facility

Gov. Rick Scott today visited Nathan Benderson Park as the venue welcomed rowers for the 2013 USRowing Masters National Championships, which run through Aug. 18.

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The 2013 Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship Recipients
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 15, 2013
Kiwanis Scholarship Breakfast

The Kiwanis Foundation presented academic scholarships to 25 recipients during their annual scholarship breakfast on Thursday, August 15 at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota Police believe the unidentified man in this picture is responsible for a July 23 burglary in the Palm Avenue Parking Garage.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota Police seek downtown burglary suspect

Detectives have released a photo of the man believed to be responsible for a July 23 vehicle burglary in the Palm Avenue Garage.

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Low-speed vehicles like the ones operated by Siesta Key Freeride are only permitted on roads with posted speed limits of 35 mph or below.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 15, 2013
Low-speed vehicle debate set to accelerate

County officials will discuss controversial proposals to open Siesta Key roads to vehicles limited to no more than 25 mph during an Aug. 20 meeting.

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The proposed site of the Embassy Suites is currently occupied by Lubé, a kitchen- design and furniture store. No zoning adjustments would be necessary for the hotel to be constructed, according to Jim Bridges, who is behind the proposal.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Hotel finds its 'suite' spot

The latest in a series of planned downtown hotel developments, the 200-room, 18-story Embassy Suites would be built at Second Street and North Tamiami Trail.

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Despite signs indicating otherwise, the city no longer uses the parking lot at Orange Avenue and Laurel Street to supply public parking near Burns Court — a move that has upset some business owners in the area.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Burns Square tenants bemoan loss of lot

After the city allowed its lease of a Burns Square parking lot to expire, business and property owners in the area are demanding a solution to parking problems.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Pension liabilities: the elephant in the city

Sarasota's unfunded pension obligations are widely acknowledged as a serious issue that needs to be addressed - so why isn't more being done?

  • Sarasota
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The unoccupied vehicles, first used in April, are a general crime-deterrence technique.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Empty city police cars serve as crime deterrent

Since April, the Sarasota Police Department has been stationing unoccupied vehicles around town in an attempt to prevent criminal activity in the area.

  • Sarasota
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The number of tourists to visit Sarasota County is up 5% this year.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota tourism sees another banner year

Sarasota County tourism revenue grew by more than 10% last year, continuing a trend in the tourism industry's growth.

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